Cleveland is now 35-6 halfway through the regular season with its 124-117 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.

Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, Darius Garland added 29 and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers took control in the second half and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 124-117.

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It looked for a moment Saturday as if perhaps the Timberwolves had truly found something. A night after besting the Knicks in New York, the Wolves were going toe to toe with Cleveland. With Evan Mobley sidelined with an injury for the Cavaliers,

The Cleveland Cavaliers (34-6) wrap up a 3-game road trip against the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-19) Saturday at Target Center in Minneapolis. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM

Minnesota Timberwolves (22-20, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (27-15, third in the Western Conference)

Julius Randle is not a good fit for the Wolves and Anthony Edwards is not playing within the offensive system.

Josh Hart appears to be OK after hurting his shoulder after taking a hard fall during the Knicks’ loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.

The Cavs were without Evan Mobley, out due to calf soreness, and as a result the Wolves were dominant on the glass early. Rudy Gobert got off to a particularly strong start, scoring 15 of his 17 points in the first half. He had 12 rebounds.

On Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Wizards, 122-114. Warriors' teams of the past would have liked a more dominating win over such a bad team, but this season, the Warriors will take any win they can get.